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The Washington County Sheriff's Department is investigating several thefts from cars recently. Sometime Thursday evening, a thief broke into three cars parked at the Heritage Academy, 12215 Walnut Point Rd., Damage to the cars was estimated at $100 each. An unknown amount of money was taken, deputies said. And on Sunday between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m., a Midland Power Max CB radio was taken from a 1989 Truck parked 10514 Honeyfield Rd., Williamsport. The radio was valued at $75.

The Mason-Dixon Dragway is on U.S. 40, 3.7 miles east of Hagerstown. Most races are on Sunday, with some Saturday specials. Gates open most days at 9 a.m. There is a junior drag strip program for youngsters ages 8 to 17. Youngsters race half-scale dragsters over one-eighth of a mile. Junior dragsters run from 10 a.m. to noon. Time trials begin at noon. Eliminations for super cars, modified street cars, street-driven cars and motorcycles start around 2 p.m. Races are held from March through November, weather permitting.

The Mason-Dixon Dragway is on U.S. 40, 3.7 miles east of Hagerstown. Most races are on Sunday, with some Saturday specials. Gates open most days at 9 a.m. There is a junior drag strip program for youngsters ages 8-17. Youngsters race half-scale dragsters over one-eighth of a mile. Junior dragsters run from 10 a.m. to noon. Time trials begin at noon, and eliminations for super cars, modified street cars, street-driven cars and motorcycles start around 3 p.m. Races are held from March through November, weather permitting.

The Mason-Dixon Dragway is on U.S. 40, 3.7 miles east of Hagerstown. Most races are on Sunday, with some Saturday specials. Gates open most days at 9 a.m. There is a junior drag strip program for youngsters ages 8-17. Youngsters race half-scale dragsters over one-eighth of a mile. Junior dragsters run from 10 a.m. to noon. Time trials begin at noon, and eliminations for super cars, modified street cars, street-driven cars and motorcycles start around 2 p.m. Races are held from March through November, weather permitting.

HAGERSTOWN Spoken over the growl of powerful engines, the words of one Hagerstown race car driver drifted into a strong wind. Alan Sagi, a 42-year-old veteran, was looking for a little Opening Day magic Sunday at Hagerstown Speedway. "I've won on Opening Day three times. I'd like to make it four today," Sagi said. Two divisions of cars raced on the dirt track west of the city. Outside the gates, hundreds of spectators' cars and trucks bore plates from near and far. Stan Dillon, who handles publicity for the track, estimated that about 1,200 people came to see the first races of the year.

SHARPSBURG - Cars parked on Chapline Street between Sharpsburg Pike and Snyders Landing Road need to be moved by noon Monday so crews can pave the road, Mayor George Kesler said Friday. The work could carry into Tuesday, he said.

Donna Guessford was asleep when a man entered her unlocked pickup truck parked in front of her Spielman Road home and stole her cassette player. The thief went on to enter and ransack her boyfriend's two cars parked nearby. "I didn't hear a thing. The air conditioning was on and it's hard to hear from the bedroom," she said. Her boyfriend Phil Gift noticed the items taken when he left the house to drive to work around 6 a.m. Wednesday, she said. She was angry when she saw what happened, said Guessford, 38. "There's no sense in taking something that doesn't belong to you," she said.

HAGERSTOWN -- Seven catalytic converters were stolen from seven vehicles parked at Spanky's Used Car Sales & Auto Repair at 2000 Jefferson Boulevard, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said Sunday. The converters were stolen from the cars between Thursday and Saturday, police said. The pollution-reducing converters contain platinum and palladium, and have become highly valuable as metal prices climb, officials have said. Thieves sometimes use battery-operated saws to cut the converters from beneath cars, and they can get up to $300 for the devices, police have said.

Name of business: Undercover Tint & Detail Owners: Steve Deneen and Trey Malott Address: 806 Frederick St., Hagerstown Opening date: April 2004 Products and services: Detailing vehicles and motorcycles, custom window tinting, removal of tint, decals and stickers Market area: Washington County How did you get into your business, or what motivated you to start it? "With the help of my family and lots of hard work. Working on my own and earning the wages I earned always was more rewarding than punching someone else's time clock.